Jonathan A Altschuler, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Jonathan A. Altschuler, MD is a board-certified cardiologist and prior to working in the Annapolis clinic, he was a senior attending physician at Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Altschuler believes in a shared responsibility between patient and practitioner when it comes to his patients’ health. He encourages patients to make choices that positively impact their overall quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiomyopathy
- Circulatory System Complications
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Network OA
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, IntervenCardio
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship Program: University of Pennsylvania Health System (1989)
Residency Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1986)
Internship Program: Brigham and Womens Hospital (1984)
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University (1983)